American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.

I've turned down songs that would be much easier to play on the radio that I don't think should be on the album. Maybe I've shot myself in the foot.

I don't think I'm prepared for life in the spotlight. I don't even think I'm really prepared now, but I still don't really feel like I'm in the spotlight a lot. I'm not a household name. I'm not followed around by paparazzi. I still have a very normal life. I'd love as many people to know and like my music as possible, but there's something quite lovely about being able to still go and watch your boys play football.

I don't know if I should say this, but I feel more like a singer than an artist.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I am just trying to keep it real.